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Written Question
Department for Exiting the European Union: Legatum Institute
Wednesday 10th January 2018

Asked by: Ben Bradshaw (Labour - Exeter)

Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, which meetings the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of his Department held with representatives of the Legatum Institute in the last six months.

Answered by Steve Baker

Ministers from across Government are speaking with stakeholders from a variety of sectors, to understand their concerns and priorities regarding our EU exit. As part of this process, we have engaged with a range of think tanks.


Details of Ministerial meetings are published in the Department’s Quarterly Transparency Returns, which are publicly available on GOV.UK.

Written Question
Department for Exiting the European Union: Email and Social Media
Monday 8th January 2018

Asked by: Ben Bradshaw (Labour - Exeter)

Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what guidance has been issued to Ministers of his Department on the use of private email accounts and WhatsApp messaging to engage with outside organisations on issues relating to their ministerial responsibilities.

Answered by Steve Baker

Upon joining the Department, Ministers for the Department for Exiting the European Union (DExEU) are provided with a departmental email account and mobile phone, which they may use for correspondence and calls relating to their ministerial duties.

DExEU Ministers are briefed by both the Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure (CPNI) and National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) on a range of topics, including the correct use of departmental IT assets.

Written Question
Legatum Institute
Thursday 21st December 2017

Asked by: Ben Bradshaw (Labour - Exeter)

Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, whether his Department has recently sought advice from the intelligence and security services about ministerial contacts with the Legatum Institute.

Answered by Steve Baker

For obvious reasons, we can neither confirm nor deny whether we have sought any advice from the intelligence and security services regarding any institution.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 20 Dec 2017
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill

"Just as my hon. Friend the Member for Bristol East (Kerry McCarthy) took evidence this morning from the Environment Secretary, the Health Committee took evidence yesterday from representatives of the pharmaceutical industry. They were completely realistic about the fact that the Government are not going to get any special sectoral …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 12 Dec 2017
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill

"I am sure that the right hon. Gentleman will get a lot of support from the Labour Benches if his amendment is pressed to a vote. To be fair to our Front Benchers, they have made it clear that they think the option of staying in the single market and …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 05 Dec 2017
EU Exit Negotiations

"If the Secretary of State is serious about wanting a solution in the national interest that commands majority support in Northern Ireland, the rest of the United Kingdom and this House—I am delighted to say that that would seem to include my own Front Benchers—why does he not bring to …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 28 Nov 2017
Leaving the EU: Sectoral Impact Assessments

"The main issues dividing the House at this stage in the Brexit negotiations are our continued membership of the customs union and of the single market. Ministers say constantly that they do not want to reveal anything that could weaken their negotiating hand, but the Government have made their position …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 13 Nov 2017
EU Exit Negotiations

"This is not quite clear: is the Secretary of State accepting the amendment in the name of the right hon. and learned Member for Beaconsfield (Mr Grieve) or is he asking the House to take it on assurance from the Dispatch Box?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 07 Nov 2017
Exiting the EU: Sectoral Analysis

"The Minister says that there is nothing of significance in these documents and that they do not measure any impact. One might ask: what is the point of them, on the biggest single issue facing our country in our lifetimes? On the timing, Mr Speaker, you were very clear last …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 01 Nov 2017
Exiting the EU: Sectoral Impact Assessments

"On a point of order, Mr Speaker. I apologise for raising a point of order, but I did give my hon. Friend the Member for Sheffield Central (Paul Blomfield) prior warning. As you might have heard, Mr Speaker, there was a certain amount of confusion earlier about whether this motion …..."
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